NCJ Number
19804
Date Published
1974
Length
62 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE TRAINING MANUAL IS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS AN EASY TO USE REFERENCE SOURCE FOR COMMON DEFINITIONS, PRACTICES, AND THE VARIOUS TOOLS OF THE ACCIDENT PROVIDES SEVERAL CASE HISTORIES OF BATTERED WOMEN.
Abstract
TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, INVESTIGATIVE EQUIPMENT, THE CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS, PRIORITIES AT AN ACCIDENT, CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO COVERED ARE WITNESS EXAMINATION, VEHICLE EVIDENCE, POSITION MARKINGS AND MEASUREMENTS, AND SPEED ESTIMATES AND NOMOGRAPHS. THREE STUDENT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION EXERCISE PROBLEMS ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF THE MANUAL. A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INCLUDED.